After each having a week off, the Vero Beach Indians and the Lake Nona Lions will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Nona is hoping to do what Palm Bay couldn't last Friday: put an end to Vero Beach's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Vero Beach took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-0 win over Palm Bay. The Indians' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Vero Beach found their leader in freshman Champ Monds, who threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Those five passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Monds. Efrem White was another key player, picking up 96 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Vero Beach didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Latravious Woods and Trevin Phinizee.
Meanwhile, while Lake Nona put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Innovation. Lake Nona simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Innovation 44-0. The game marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.
Lake Nona had a senior duo take command as Malik Allen rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns and Michael Dove threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Those 79 rushing yards gave Allen a new career-high.
Vero Beach pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.3 points per game. As for Lake Nona, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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